I dont know why they have to mess with the defense so much? They should be adding a few pieces not sending them away. Hes going to turn the Redskins into the Broncos who had bad defenses and good offenses.

Get A Job, thats a great question. Shanny seems hellbent on switching to a 34 def. Honestly, Shanny doesn’t appear to be much different than the mgt we’ve had in the past. Picking up players that are past their prime & switching systems that don’t fit the personnel. There hasn’t been a plan here in many years & I’m not sure thats going to change. I’ll wait & see what happens during the draft.

McIntoshed seemed to doubt that he could get the contract extension he wants in Washington. (That makes sense; he’s not a great fit for a 3-4 defense.)
What? He’s perfect for the 3-4, he’s excellent in coverage, the skins best pass defender in space as a matter of fact, better than Fletcher. Plus he can pressure the passer. Personally I could care less, but this is nothing more than a money issue.
Say Gregg, do you review what you write before you post it? Because any DC running the 3-4 could fit this guy in their scheme, you just have to worry about that knee.

” why isn’t he a great fit for a 3-4 defense Gregg? ”
…because he read it somewhere. Not his own thoughts, but he has to sound like he knows what he is talking about, right? Pretty much a 100% of the stuff on this site is parroted & not original on their behalf, of course that is not counting making stuff up, that is 100% sincere.

@The Polish Rifle
I don’t think the men who write the articles here ever claimed to be scouts or anyone with any great depth of knowledge for Xs and Os. They are media commentators, and media aggregators who happen to perform a job well enough that people like you (and me) are here to read what they write. So your chiding them for not being something they never claimed to be is each comes off as petty and bitter.
Perhaps you should refrain from spending time here if you dislike it so.

I have tried to be supportive and withhold judgment as the first quasi-professional GM/coach tandem in Washington since 1992 attempts to change the culture of futile excess that typifies the Little Danny era, but it is becoming difficult.
The defense certainly needs to adopt a more aggressive attack focused on turnovers and third-down execution. The turnover numbers and third-down percentage have been anemic as the defense consistently ranks high under the NFL’s misleading yardage-based ranking system. But, the defense did keep a junior varsity offense in many games that should have been blowouts. Anybody remember losing to the Cowgirls by a barn-burning score of 7-6?
But, this obsession with the 3-4 base defense better produce Steeler-like numbers for former Steeler assistant Haslett or the team will regress in the one, single area that has been competitive over the last few years.
Shanahan and Haslett are gambling big in their bids at redemption and have only two years to show impressive results or their decision not to become younger will again leave Redskins fans with an aged, underachieving team with no hope for the near future.
I like the McNabb and RBs moves if they are accompanied by a strong effort in the draft and free agency to address the o-line, but the defensive moves so far leave little room for error and less room for optimism. Hail!

# Douchebaggery says: April 16, 2010 3:08 PM
The Bears wanted him pretty badly a couple years ago, iirc.
The Bears tried to make him apart of the package for a potential trade with Lance Briggs. That was what? This guy’s 2nd year in the league?
Glad we kept Lance though, I think he only hit his best level of play the past two seasons and we weren’t going to get great value for him in that trade to Washington.

why r we even talking about this? they will finish last every yr and then rat boy and co will be canned after 2 yrs…nothing will ever change with this joke of an org with that midget circus owner running..LMFAO.
HOW BOUT THOSE COWBOYS!!!!!

So now you ‘Skins fans have to try and figure out Haslett. Good luck with that. Oh, and thanks for letting GW (Gregg Williams) be available for us. And boysroll, thank you for Sean Payton. And most of all thanks both for the Lonbardi !!

I laugh at all who question a Superbowl winning coach and his intentions.
I laugh at Cowboys fans regardless; they can’t help their disabilities. Even though 75% of their fans are bandwagon and never stepped foot in Texas. The other 25% are clinically braindead. Pretty pathetic stat for a pathetic team.
But hey, ole’ stretch-face keeps sucking money from em’……
This has been a pretty funny day all around.

WAHINGTON SUCKS. even haynesworth dont like it there and he seems easy to please. Any stadium that is surrounded by fast food joints would be where he wants to get traded to.
The farther south you go the fatter people get , right until the florida border.

Abe Froeman…
” So your chiding them for not being something they never claimed to be is each comes off as petty and bitter. ”
OK, well how do you explain the below quote, jack ass?
” (That makes sense; he’s not a great fit for a 3-4 defense.) ”
You are the blind sheep following the herd. You are the person not smart enough to think for himself. You are the person who can’t see the forest through the trees.
If telling it like it is, is ‘petty’ & ‘bitter’ then so be it, but I would rather be considered that, then be considered a programmed sheep like you, who sticks up for liars & frauds rather then the person who calls them out(me).

bison4me2010 says:
April 16, 2010 2:58 PM
“he can pressure the passer …Say Gregg, do you review what you write before you post it? Because any DC running the 3-4 could fit this guy in their scheme, you just have to worry about that knee.”
Really, because 3-4 co-ordinators are always looking for outside linebacker in the 230lbs region with 5 sacks in a 4-year pro career.
He is a little bit undersized for the 4-3 that we’ve played. He has been a decent player for 3-years, but he isn’t a pass rusher. He isn’t even great in coverage, just decent. The fact that he was our best cover linebacker had more to do with the fact that two of our linebackers were converted defensive ends.
I am sure Haslett could do something with Macintosh, but he isn’t a great fit for a 3-4 defence and he is showing signs of expecting a contract far in excess of what his pro-career merits.

boysrolll you are a moron…….. how bout those cowboys?? are you REALLY in a position to be commenting on ownership right now? Dont throw stones when your 1.5 billion dollar house is made of glass…. ohh and keep up the nervous beaking. It kinda like when your little brother comes home from military school and can kick the $hit out of you now.

My my Polish Rifle, I don’t think anything else you could have written would have provided a better example of the caustic petty attitude of which I originally spoke.
Did you really throw out a bunch of rhetoric that is completely irrelevant and hope that you come off as sounding like some glorious crusader righting wrongs and exposing corruption?
Buddy, you tried to make fun of blog writer for a football news aggregator website. You’re not exactly triumphing over evil for the greater good.
All the writer of the article did was pass along an analysis that has been accepted by the media as the reason for this move. It was not cited, but that is the SOP for this website.
Nevertheless, it’s been great fun having this little chat with you, and I look forward to the next time you plant your foot so firmly in your mouth. Have a great weekend.

McIntosh is a solid, young LB and another reason why switching to the 3-4 makes NO sense. The 3-4 defense is a fad and it makes me sick that the Redskins have jumped on the bandwagon. True the defense has been lacking in it’s turnover impact over the last few years but they also have been in the top 10 the last 2 years. Hears a thought, instead of leaning on that top 10 defense to do more, why not establish a consistent offense for a change? I know…it makes too much damn sense.

i don’t know if McIntosh is good for a 3-4 defense but i wonder why everybody in the nfl thinks that the 3-4 defense is the only way to win. Somebody may think that three of four 2009 conference finalist use 4-3 defense, only the Jets are 3-4. To have good defense you must have good players 4-3 or 3-4 make no difference at all.

@boysroll
Do your Mom and Dad know your on the computer when it appears to be well past your bedtime little boy?
Did somebody tell u writing in caps is what men do when they have a point to make and they fear they wont be heard?
Chill kid. Your not as tough as you think you are.

Rocky is an average LB at best. It must be tough to make millions and still it ain’t enough. Get rid of the pollution that has contaminates the locker room.
Trade Rocky for pick
Trade Fat Albert for picks
Trade Simple Jason for pick
Wee Mikey is building a team…not a bunch of me first players

@Boysroll I believe for the past 15 or so years the Redskins have won the same amount of the championships as your poser team…ZERO. As a matter of fact since 1996 you have finished above them in the standings 7 times and in the same time period the Redskins have finished 7 times above the ‘girls. The only glaring difference is the Redskins have three playoff wins during that time period to your 1. If anybody should be doing any talking in the NFC East its Eagle fans, but then again they have just as many championships as Skins and ‘Girls. So I guess the Giants fans can talk.

Do Skins fans think that the tam should have waited and traded for Rothlesberger? Would have cost more, but you’d have gotten a winner who had 8 years or so left. Way better than what you have now. As long as you do not mind the PR aspect, which I am sure Snyder and Shanahan would have overlooked.